WINTHROP(AP) — A Winthrop-based nonprofit dedicated to conservation efforts says it has received more than two dozen acres of land from a donor who wants to remain anonymous. The Kennebec Journal reports the Kennebec Land Trust added 26 acres of land on Horseshoe Island in Cobbossee Lake. The group says it plans to create a […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Department of Public Safety says 2016 was relatively safe when it came to homicides, fire fatalities and highways deaths in the state. Spokesman Steve McCausland says the state ended the year with 16 homicides, far below the average of 25. He says “luck and fate” prevented it from being worst. […]

YANGON, Myanmar Newly revealed video of Myanmar police beating Rohingya Muslims in northern Rakhine state has weakened months of government claims that its forces have not committed abuses in the tense and isolated region it has largely closed off to foreigners since a deadly insurgent attack in October. The footage has made it more difficult […]

AUGUSTA At a time of year when many are making resolutions to lose weight, Gov. Paul LePage may be an inspiration. The once somewhat-pudgy governor, who often expresses frustration at his inability to slice more fat from government, has somehow found the trick to trimming down at least himself. Though LePage won’t talk to the […]

LIVERMORE (AP) — The Maine Medical Examiner’s Office will try to determine if a man suffered a medical issue before dying following a car crash in Livermore Falls. State police say 41-year-old Shawn Berry, a passenger, started having an apparent medical issue early Sunday. The driver, 27-year-old Brady Romano, pulled over on Route 4 and […]